Public_ 3rd Quarter FY 2009-2010 Traffic Analysis

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Huntersville Police DepartmentTraffic Crash Analysis

FY 2009-2010 Third QuarterPrepared By Crime Analyst Laura Rooks

The following is a summary for Accreditation Standard 61.1.1-A, Analysis of Traffic Collisions, for

the third quarter of Fiscal Year 2009-2010. The main goal of the standard is to analyze trafficcollisions based on geographical and temporal information, in an effort to assist in establishing

preventive patrols for problem areas. The summary will provide a comparison of the FY2009-2010

third quarter collisions with the FY2009-2010 second quarter collisions. It will also be a comparisonof the FY2009-2010 third quarter collisions to the FY2008-2009 third quarter collisions.

Third Quarter FY 2009-2010 Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

JanuaryJan 1-2 Jan 3-9 Jan 10-16 Jan 17-23 Jan 24-30 Jan 31 Total

6 32 30 17 23 2 110


February

Feb 1-6 Feb 7-13 Feb 14-20 Feb 21-27 Feb 28 N/A Total

18 32 25 28 2 105


MarchMar 1-6 Mar 7-13 Mar 14-20 Mar 21-27 Mar 28-31 N/A Total

14 14 20 35 20 103

3rd Quarter 09-10 Total 318

Second Quarter FY 2009-2010

Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6

OctoberOct 1-3 Oct 4-10 Oct 11-17 Oct 18-24 Oct 25-31 N/A Total

14 31 30 17 40 132



November

Nov 1-7 Nov 8-14 Nov 15-21 Nov 22-28 Nov 29-30 N/A Total

33 25 43 31 4 136



DecemberDec 1-5 Dec 6-12 Dec 13-19 Dec 20-26 Dec 27-31 N/A Total

24 34 42 18 14 132

2nd Quarter 09-10 Total 400


JanuaryJan 1-3 Jan 4-10 Jan 11-17 Jan 18-24 Jan 25-31 N/A Total

9 27 22 24 18 100


FebruaryFeb 1-7 Feb 8-14 Feb 15-21 Feb 22-28 N/A N/A Total

39 22 25 26 112


MarchMar 1-7 Mar 8-14 Mar 15-21 Mar 22-28 Mar 29-31 N/A Total

30 25 35 18 5 113

3rd Quarter 08-09 Total 325

All Data is based on the collision reports entered in records and were obtained through the

collision module of the records management program.


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Third Quarter Collisions FY2008-2009 Compared to Third

Quarter Collisions FY2009-2010

90

95

100

105

110

115

Jan Feb Mar

Crash

Total

2008-2009

2009-2010

Calendar Year 2009 Collisions Compared to

Calendar Year 2010 Collisions

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

2009

2010

Third Quarter Collisions FY2009-2010

Feb

33%

Mar

32%

Jan

35%


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This analysis indicates a decrease of eighty-two (82) collisions when comparing the third quarterof fiscal year 2009-2010 to the second quarter of fiscal year 2009-2010. This is a decrease of

21%. Seven (7) fewer collisions occurred during the third quarter of fiscal year 2009-2010 than

during the third quarter of fiscal year 2008-2009. This is a decrease of 2%.

Areas B2 and A2 have the highest number of collisionsfollowed by B1, A1, C5, D1 and D2.

Collisions By Reporting Area

Zone

Tract

3rdQuarter

FY 09-10

2ndQuarter

FY 09-10

%

Difference

2010Calendar

Year

Jan-Mar

2009Calendar

Year

Jan-Mar

%

Difference99 1 3 -67% 1 2 -50%

A1 36 39 -7% 36 35 3%

A2 51 61 -16% 51 43 19%

A3 7 11 -36% 7 12 -42%

A4 6 6 No Change 6 6 No Change

A5 4 5 -20% 4 3 33%

B1 39 53 -26% 39 36 8%

B2 75 80 -6% 75 70 7%

B3 9 16 -44% 9 13 -31%

B4 9 13 -31% 9 8 13%

C1 5 12 -58% 5 13 -62%

C2 5 5 No Change 5 7 -29%C3 11 15 -27% 11 8 38%

C4 6 8 -25% 6 7 -14%

C5 18 20 -10% 18 22 -18%

C6 3 4 -25 3 3 No Change

D1 13 20 -35 13 17 -24%

D2 12 18 -33 12 10 20%

D3 8 8 No Change 8 8 No Change

D4 0 3 -100 0 2 -100%

D5D6

00

00

No ChangeNo Change

00

00

No ChangeNo Change

NC= NotCalculable

Non-Reportable

Non-ReportableReportable Total Reportable Tota

3rd Quarter FY 09-10 243 75 318

Calendar YearJan Mar 2008 217 127 344

2nd Quarter FY 09-10 281 119 400


1st Quarter FY 09-10 237 86 323


4th Quarter FY 08-09 211 89 300

3rd Quarter FY 08-09 236 89 325


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When comparing Calendar Year 2009 and Calendar Year 2010, an overall decrease of seven (7)collisions, or 2%, occurred.

Collisions By Zone

3rdQuarterFY 09-10

2ndQuarterFY 09-10

%Difference

2010Calendar

YearJan 1-Mar31

2009Calendar

YearJan 1-Mar31

%DifferenceZone

East 1 84 93 -10% 84 78 8%

East 2 48 69 -30% 48 49 -2%

East 3 38 61 -38% 38 50 -24%

West 1 61 72 -15% 61 52 17%

West 2 43 50 -14% 43 47 -9%

West 3 43 52 -17% 43 47 -9%

99-Other 1 3 -67% 1 2 -50%

Year to Year Comparison 318 325 -2%

The chart below indicates that night shift officers completed eighty-five (85) collision reports

between January 1, 2010 and March 31, 2010. During this same time period, day shift officerscompleted two hundred thirty-two (232) collision reports. The large deficit between day-shift

reports and night-shift reports indicates that the majority of collisions occur during the day asmotorists are commuting to and from work and school.

FY 2009-2010 Third Quarter Collisions By Day of Week andTime of Day

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thr Fri Sat Total

Nightshift

6pm 0 3 3 2 4 7 3 22

7pm 1 2 2 2 1 4 1 13

8pm 2 1 2 0 2 4 2 13

9pm 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 6

10pm 1 1 1 1 0 3 0 7

11pm 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 7

12am 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 31am 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2

2am 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 NightShiftTotal3am 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2

4am 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 85

5am 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3

DayShift

6am 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 9

7am 1 6 7 1 3 4 0 22

8am 1 5 4 1 2 0 1 14

9am 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 9 DayShiftTotal10am 0 1 4 0 1 3 4 13

11am 1 3 0 6 1 5 1 17 232

12pm 8 3 2 1 8 7 2 31

1pm 1 2 5 2 1 5 9 25

2pm 1 6 6 3 4 4 2 26

3pm 2 2 3 5 2 4 5 23

4pm 5 3 5 4 1 3 2 23

5pm 1 1 5 6 4 3 0 20

Total 27 45 53 39 45 66 42 317

This graph indicates that more collisions occurred on Friday than any other day of the week duringthe 3rd Quarter of FY2009-2010. Throughout the past year; statistics indicate that crashes increase


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considerably Monday through Friday, however the day of the week with the highest number ofcrashes continues to alternate with no consistency.

Collisions by Day of Week

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10

20

30

40

50

60

70

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat

The following chart indicates that the highest number of collisions occurred between 12:00pm to1:00pm during the 3rd Quarter of FY2009-2010. The collision numbers were also elevated

between 1:00pm to 7:00pm and between 7:00am and 8:00am.

Collisions by Time of Day

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

6pm

7pm

8pm

9pm10

pm11

pm12

am 1am

2am

3am

4am

5am

6am

7am

8am

9am10

am11

am12

pm 1pm

2pm

3pm

4pm

5pm


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This graph illustrates the age of drivers cited for traffic violations (Chapter 20) during the thirdquarter of FY 2009-2010. The group receiving the most traffic citations is the 36-40 year old age

group.

Age of Drivers Cited for Traffic Violations

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

-16 16-18 19-21 22-25 26-30 31-35 36-40 41-45 46-50 51-55 56-60 61-70 71-80 81+


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Contributing Circumstance

This analysis indicates that the most frequent first harmful event in collisions during the third

quarter of FY 2009-2010 was rear-end collisions with one of the vehicles slowing or stopped.The second highest first harmful event was angle which occurs most often at an intersection

when one vehicle collides with another.

Blank/Unknown 40

Ran Off Road-Right 18

Other Non-Collision 1

Pedestrian 2

Pedal Cyclist 0

RR Train, Engine 0

Animal 11

Moveable Object 2

Fixed Object 18

Ran Off Road-Left 5

Parked MV 14

Rear-End Slow or Stop 76

Rear-End Turn 7

Left Turn, Same Roadway 9

Left Turn, Different Roadway 11

Right Turn, Same Roadway 2

Right Turn, Different Roadway 2

Head On 2

Sideswipe, Same Direction 9

Sideswipe, Opposite Direction 11

Ran Off Road-Straight 3

Angle 49

Backing Up 23

Other Collision W/Vehicle 3Jack-Knife 0

Overturned/Rollover 0

Total 318

Of the three hundred eighteen (318) collisions, fifty-nine (59) were single vehicle collisions; twohundred forty (240) were two vehicle collisions; sixteen (16) collisions involved three vehicles,

and three (3) collisions involved four vehicles.

Vehicle Involvement

Collisions Involving Single Vehicle 59

Collisions Involving Two Vehicles 240

Collisions Involving Three Vehicles 16

Collisions Involving Four Vehicles 3

Involving More Than Four Vehicles 0

Only two hundred seventy-six (276) of the collision reports completed during the third quarter ofFY 2009-2010 indicated weather conditions at the time of the collision. One hundred eighty-nine


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(189) collisions occurred during clear weather conditions. Forty-seven (47) collisions occurredduring cloudy conditions, twenty-one (21) occurred while it was raining, twelve (12) occurred

while it was snowing, five (5) occurred during foggy conditions, and one (1) occurred during

sleet or ice. According to the two hundred seventy-six (276) reports with this informationdocumented, only twenty-nine (29) indicated that the weather contributed to the collision.

Collision LocationsTop Five Collision Locations Top Four P.V.A. Collision Locations

StreetTotal

Collisions Private Vehicular AreaTotal

Collisions

Sam Furr Road 63 Northcross Shopping Ctr. 20

Gilead Rd 37 Rosedale Commons 7

Statesville Rd 25 Caldwell Creek Commercial Area 4

Old Statesville Rd 16 North Meck High School 3

Beatties Ford Rd 12 Shell Gas Station (502 Gilead Rd) 3

During the third quarter of FY 2009-2010 two hundred forty (240) collisions occurred on a street

or highway and seventy-eight (78) occurred in a Public Vehicular Area (P.V.A.).

Weather At Time of Collision

Clear 189 Weather ContributedCollisions

Cloudy 47Nothingin box 51

Raining 21 Yes 29

Snowing 12 No 234

Fog, Smog, Smoke, Dust 5 Unknown 4

Ice 1

Severe Wind 0

Blowing Sand, Dirt, Snow 0

Other 1

Total ReportsCapturing

Weather Info. 276


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Sam Furr Rd/Hwy 73During the third quarter of FY 2009-2010, Sam Furr Road/Highway 73 had more collisions

than any other street in Huntersville. Fifteen (15) of the sixty-three collisions that occurred

on Sam Furr Rd occurred at an intersection. Four (4) of these fifteen collisions occurred atthe intersection of Sam Furr Rd and Northcross Dr, two (2)occurred at the intersection of

Sam Furrand the I77 NB exit ramp, two (2) occurred at Sam Furr and Kenton Dr, and one

(1) occurred at each of the following intersecting roads with Sam Furr: Parr Dr, GreenfarmRd, I-77 SB exit ramp, Birkdale Commons Pky, West Catawba Ave, Glenfurness Dr, and

Norman Island Dr. The majority of non-intersection collisions on Sam Furr Rd,twenty (20),

occurred between Northcross Dr and Rich Hatchett Rd. Two (2) occurred west of BeattiesFord Rd. Eight (8) occurred between Beatties Ford and West Catawba Ave. Six (6) occurred

between West Catawba Ave and Birkdale Commons Pkwy. Three (3) occurred between

Birkdale Commons Pkwy and Northcross Dr. Three (3) occurred between Rich Hatchett and

Old Statesville Rd and six (6) occurred east of Old Statesville Rd. Sam Furr Roadexperienced a twenty-three percent (23%) decrease incollisions during the third quarter of

FY 2009-2010 when compared to the second quarter of FY 2009-2010.

First Harmful Event-Sam Furr Road

Rear End Slow or Stopped = 26 Angle = 10

Rear End Turn = 3 Head On = 1Left Turn, Same Roadway = 3 Animal = 3

Sideswipe Same Direction = 4 Run Off Road, Left = 1

Sideswipe Opposite Direction =1 Run Off Road, Right = 2

Not Recorded on Report = 7 Unknown = 1

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Gilead RdDuring the third quarter of FY 2009-2010,fourteen (14) of the thirty-seven (37) collisions on

Gilead Road occurred at an intersection. Four (4) collisions occurred at the intersection of

Gilead Rd and Reese Blvd, two (2) occurred at the I-77 NB on ramp, two (2) occurred atStatesville Rd and one (1) occurred at each of the following: Boren, Bradford Hill Ln,Hillcrest, I-77 NB Exit ramp, McCoy Rd, and Wynfield Creek Pky. The majority of non-

intersection collisions on Gilead Road, eight (8), occurred between Rosedale Hill Ave and

Commerce Center Dr. One (1) occurred west of Ervin Cook Rd, four (4) occurred betweenErvin Cook Rd and Wynfield Creek Pky, six (6) occurred between McCoy Rd and Rosedale

Hill Ave, and four (4) occurred between Commerce Center Dr and Old Statesville Rd.

Gilead Road experienced a twenty-eight percent (28%) increase in collisions during thethird quarter of FY 2009-2010 when compared to the second quarter of FY 2009-2010.

First Harmful Event-Gilead Road

Rear End Slow or Stopped = 10 Angle = 6Sideswipe Same Direction = 1 Fixed Object = 1

Run Off Road- Right = 3 Left Turn- Same Road = 3

Run Off Road- Left = 1 Left Turn- Different Road = 5Not Recorded on Report = 7


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Statesville RoadSeven (7) of the twenty-five (25) collisions which occurred on Statesville Road; occurred at

an intersection. Two (2) collisions occurred at Statesville Rd and Glenhurst Ln. One collision

occurred at each of the following intersecting roads on Statesville Rd: Ethelyn Cir, HuntersRd, Sherrill Estates Rd, Rich Hatchett Rd and Sam Furr Rd. The majority of non-intersection

collisions, seven (7), occurred between Sherrill Estates Rd and Northcross Center Ct. Two

(2) occurred between Northdowns Ln and Stumptown, four (4) occurred between Stumptownand Gilead, four (4) occurred between Gilead and Center Ln and one (1) occurred between

Hambright and Alexanderana. Statesville Road experienced a forty-four percent (44%)decrease in collisions during the third quarter of FY 2009-2010 when compared to thesecond quarter of FY 2009-2010.

First Harmful Event-Statesville Road

Rear End Slow or Stopped = 13 Angle = 4

Ran Off Road Left = 2 Animal = 1

Left Turn Same Road = 1 Other Non-Collision = 1

Left Turn Different Road = 1 Not Recorded on Report = 2

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Old Statesville RoadFive (5) of the sixteen (16) collisions on Old Statesville Road occurred at intersections.

Two (2) collisions occurred at Old Statesville and Stumptown. One (1) collision occurred ateach of the following roads: Damson, Gilead and Hambright. Of the non-intersection

collisions, one (1) occurred north of Sam Furr Rd, four (4) occurred between Sam Furr and

Stumptown, four (4) occurred between N. Maxwell and Greenway, and two (2) occurredsouth of Greenway. Old Statesville Road experienced a twenty-four percent (24%) decreasein collisions during the third quarter of FY 2009-2010 when compared to the second quarter

of FY 2009-2010.

First Harmful Event-Old Statesville Road

Rear End Slow or Stopped = 4 Fixed Object = 2

Angle = 1 Parked Motor Vehicle = 1Right Turn, Same Road = 2 Left Turn, Different Road = 1

Right Turn, Different Road = 1 Sideswipe-Same Direction = 1

Other Collision w/ Vehicle = 1 Sideswipe-Opposite Direction = 1__________________________________________________________________________

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Beatties Ford RoadTwo (2) of the twelve (12) collisions on Beatties Ford Road occurred at intersections. One(1) collision occurred at Beatties Ford and Hambright and one (1) occurred at Beatties Ford

and Gilead.Of the non-intersection collisions, one (1) occurred between Deer Meadow Ln,and Catawba Chase, one (1) occurred between Bud Henderson and Jim Kidd, two (2)

occurred between Pamela St and April Mist, and six (6) occurred between April Mist and

Hambright. Beatties Ford Rd experienced a twenty-nine percent (29%) decrease in

collisions in the third quarter of FY 2009-2010 when compared to the second quarter of FY2009-2010.

First Harmful Event-Beatties Ford Road

Rear End Slow or Stopped = 7 Animal = 1

Ran Off Road - Left = 1 Angle = 1Left Turn, Same Road = 1 Left Turn, Different Road = 1


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Northcross Shopping CenterDuring the third quarter of FY 2009-2010, twenty (20) collisions occurred in the parking lotarea of the Northcross Shopping Center. Eight (8) incidents occurred due to improper

backing. Two (2) incidents occurred when one vehicle rear ended another. Five (5) incidents

occurred when one vehicle hit or side swiped a parked car and five (5) incidents occurred at

an angle. This PVA experienced a twenty-five percent (25%) increase, or an increase of 4collisions, when compared to the second quarter of FY2009-2010.

RosedaleDuring the third quarter of FY2009-2010, seven (7) collisions occurred in the parking lot

area of Rosedale Commons Shopping Center. Five (5) incidents occurred due to improperbacking. One (1) incident involved a parked vehicle being hit by an unknown suspect who

left the scene. One (1) incident involved a child pedestrian who darted out between parked

vehicles and was struck by a vehicle moving through the travel lane of the PVA . This area

was not listed in the top four PVAs for collisions in the second quarter of FY2009-2010.

Caldwell Creek AreaDuring the third quarter of FY2009-2010, four (4) collisions occurred within the parking lots

of the Caldwell Creek Area.Three (3) incidents occurred due to improper backing and one

(1) incident occurred when one vehicle side swiped another vehicle while passing in opposite

directions. This area experienced no change in the number of collisions when compared tothe second quarter of FY2009-2010.

North Mecklenburg High SchoolDuring the third quarter of FY2009-2010, three (3) collisions occurred within the parking lot

of North Meck High School. One (1) incident occurred due to improper backing, one (1)

occurred due to a vehicle side swiping two parked vehicles and one (1) occurred due to avehicle hitting a parked vehicle at an angle. This area was not listed in the top four PVAs for

collisions in the second quarter of FY2009-2010.

Shell Gas Station (502 Gilead Rd)During the third quarter of FY2009-2010, three (3) collisions occurred within the parking lot

of the Shell Gas Station located at 502 Gilead Rd. Two (2) incidents occurred due toimproper backing and one (1) incident occurred due to a driver striking a concrete pole while

attempting to park in a space. This area was not listed in the top four PVAs for collisions in

the second quarter of FY2009-2010.

Enforcement

Top Five Collision LocationsSam Furr Road/Hwy 73

Total # of 3rd Qtr Collisions = 63

Gilead Road


Statesville Road


Old Statesville Road


Beatties Ford Road


Top Five Enforcement LocationsSam Furr Road/Hwy73

Chapter 20 Citations Issued = 200

Gilead Road


Statesville Road


Old Statesville Road


Ranson Road



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______________________________ ____________

Prepared By: Laura Rooks, Crime Analyst Date

_______________________________ ____________ Approved By: Philip K. Potter, Chief of Police Date

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